can haz

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Nonstandard variant form of can have, from the popular phrase (meme) "I can has cheezburger?" supposed to be uttered by cats on the Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæn hæz/

Verb

can haz (no conjugated forms)

  1. (nonstandard, Internet slang) To be able to have.
    If I go to the office, Joe can haz my porpoise if he wants.

Usage notes

  • This phrase is only meant to be used satirically, as was its origin in a satirical weblog. The two verbs are always linked together for this purpose, no matter where they are in a sentence. Constructions involving this phrase often ignore rules of grammar and spelling.

Anagrams

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